Current and former WVU students should follow the steps below to update their personal information. If you have been admitted to WVU, but you have not started your program (registered for classes), contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office or the Office of Graduate Admissions and Recruitment to update your personal information.
Update your information:
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Update your phone numbers or mailing addresses: You can update your phone numbers or addresses in STAR under the Personal Information section. Detailed instructions can be found in this article.
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Update your legal or chosen name: Contact the Office of the University Registrar to update your legal name. Visit http://login.wvu.edu to update your chosen name. More information can be found in the Chosen Name Change FAQ.
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Date of birth changes: Students should contact the registrar's office to make changes to their date of birth on file.
Note: If your updated name is not displaying in WVU systems, contact the Office of the University Registrar. They must send the update to the Identity Management team.
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Update your email address in the Directory: If your email address is listed incorrectly in an application or the WVU Directory, contact the Information Technology Services by submitting a ticket. If you are unable to submit a ticket, call 304-293-4444.
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Students, employees, and sponsored guests can use the Personal Information Change Form to complete a legal name change, update an incorrect date of birth or social security number, or update other directory information.
View Shared Services' Information Updates page for more information about this form.
Students
Students canupdate their phone numbers or mailing addresses through STAR.
Current and former students who are unable to access this form should contact the Office of the University Registrar at 304-293-5355 or registrar@mail.wvu.edu to update their personal information.
Newly admitted students should contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office at 304-293-2121 to update their personal information.
Employees
Employees can update their phone number or mailing address through the MyHR tab in portal.wvu.edu.
Research Corporation employees can update their addresses on the Research Corp Portal.
Contact Shared Services if you need an email address changed in MAP.
Chosen name changes
View the Chosen Name Change FAQ for steps to display your chosen name across supported WVU systems.
View Change Your Zoom Display Name for steps to display your chosen name during meetings.
If you would like to update your displayed name for your MIX Gmail, you can change your "Send as" name:
Log into your MIX Gmail account.
Click the gear icon then Settings.
Click the Accounts tab.
Select edit info next to Send mail as: to enter a chosen name